According to reports, the attack was in protest of PM Modi's pending visit to the region.

Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bijapur visit, Naxals today carried out a major attack on security forces, killing at least two District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and injuring several others.

A Naxal IED blast killed two jawans and left at least five others injured in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur today. The incident took place when extremists attacked a police vehicle between Kuthenaar and Tumnaar, when the DRG jawans were coming back from a routine patrolling.